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Walnut Grove

A city of 751 people in Minnesota
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Trails0.0 mi0 mi per sq mi
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About Walnut Grove

City in Minnesota, United States
1879Established
751Population
1.1 sq miArea
1,217 ftElevation

Walnut Grove is a city in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 751 at the 2020 census. Another name formerly associated with the area is Walnut Station.

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From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

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ZIP code56180
Area code507
Living in Walnut Grove

Housing in Walnut Grove

$169K▲ 9.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Walnut Grove home is worth about $169,000, up 9.8% in a year, 52% below the Minnesota typical home.

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Safety in Walnut Grove

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Walnut Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.

Violent0
Property0
Reported in 20250
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Health in Walnut Grove

Compared with Minnesota

3better than MN·6worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Sanford Tracy Medical CenterTracy · 6.8 mi · ER · rural critical access
Access Health - MarshallMarshall · 21 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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School Grade C+

The public schools Walnut Grove’s kids attend trail 57% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictWESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLSSchools1

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within MN. Ratings are from neighbors.

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